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Colour

#3E5956

  • #3E5956
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3E5956 is a cyan with RGB values 62, 89, 86 and HSL 173°, 18%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3E5956#3E5956
HEX#3E5956
RGBrgb(62, 89, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.349, 0.3373
RGB percentages24.3%, 34.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(173.3, 17.9%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 30.3%, 34.9%)
CMYK30.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,086,102
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C1A6A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#565656no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#515256no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#355A58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5Dim grey · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Teal · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#593E41
Analogous#3E5949, #3E4E59
Triadic#563E59, #59563E
Split complementary#593E4E, #59493E
Tetradic#493E59, #593E41, #4E593E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4BFBC
Lighter +30%#86AAA6
Lighter +20%#689590
Lighter +10%#537773
Darker −10%#293B39
Darker −20%#141D1C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B6C65
Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R62
G89
B86
Red62 (24.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue173.33°
Saturation (HSL)17.88%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3E · G 59 · B 56

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